Attendees spent the day roving
from workshops to merchandise
table to the cafĂŠ, with
spontaneous photo shoots
happening everywhere. Costumes
littered the population and fans
were excited to see their favourite
anime, game or comic characters,
some cosplayers even used their
own ingenuity to create
personalised pieces, boredom was
a non-existent word that day.
The high light of the event was the
stage parade and of course the
cosplay competition which had a
whopping 40 registered
competitors, including an
impressive young cosplayer who
flew in all the way from Jamaica
just to take part. The stage parade
was a chance for non-competing
cosplayers to strut their stuff on
stage; they were met by cheers
and applause, especially those

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who did little performances. The cosplay competition was at an
extremely high level that evening. The costumes were well made
and the performances were brilliant with acting, voice recordings,
and even small dance routines. Some performances made jaws
drop, such as the winner of the night Sally Arjoon -Red Queen, her
acting was truly captivating as she kept going even when her head
piece fell lose, truly admirable. Kamri Jade was in second place,
portraying Blade Queen Lissandra with a sharp and keen stage
presence. Sharda Khan had the crowd giggling happily at her fun
performance of Perona from One Piece.